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Ks3 Science Sat 57P1 2006
Ks3 Science Sat 57P1 2006
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KEY STAGE
Science test
TIER
Paper 1
57
2006
Please read this page, but do not open the booklet until your
teacher tells you to start. Write your name and the name of
your school in the spaces below.
First name
Last name
School
Remember
For markers
use only
QCA/06/1938
Total marks
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Mammals and birds are two groups of animals that live in forests.
Give two reasons why fewer mammals and birds can survive after
trees have been cut down.
1. ____________________________________________________________
1a
____________________________________________________________
1 mark
2. ____________________________________________________________
1a
____________________________________________________________
1 mark
(b)
Many small plants grow in the clearings left after trees are cut down.
Explain why small plants are able to grow well after the trees have
been cut down.
1b
1 mark
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1b
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1 mark
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Fungi and bacteria feed on these branches and release minerals, such
as nitrates, back into the soil.
Why is it important that the minerals are released back into the soil?
_________________________________________________________________
1c
_________________________________________________________________
1 mark
(d)
____________________________________________________________
1 mark
2. ____________________________________________________________
1d
____________________________________________________________
1 mark
maximum 7 marks
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400
China
350
300
amount of
starch eaten
(g/day)
250
Finland
200
150
Ireland
Britain
Netherlands
United States
100
50
0
10
15
20
25
30
(i) Which country had the greatest proportion of people with cancer of
the large intestine?
_________________________________
1 mark
(ii) What conclusion could you come to about the effect of eating starch
on getting cancer of the large intestine?
__________________________________________________________________________
2aii
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1 mark
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bread
cheese
chicken
tomatoes
2bi
1 mark
fish
pasta
2bi
1 mark
(ii) What other type of nutrient, needed as part of a balanced diet, keeps
the intestine working well and prevents constipation?
Tick the correct box.
fat
fibre
minerals
protein
vitamins
2bii
1 mark
maximum 5 marks
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The diagram below shows bones and muscles of the human arm.
The biceps and triceps are muscles that contract to move the bones of the
lower arm.
shoulder
blade
biceps
triceps
ligament
bones of the
lower arm
(a)
3a
1 mark
(b)
3b
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1 mark
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fluid
cartilage
(i) The ends of the bones at a joint are covered by a layer of smooth
material called cartilage.
There is also a fluid in the joint.
Why are cartilage and fluid needed in a joint?
__________________________________________________________________________
3ci
__________________________________________________________________________
1 mark
(ii) In the joint shown below, some of the cartilage has broken off.
bone of the
upper arm
bones of the
lower arm
cartilage
fluid
cartilage
Suggest one way this damage will affect the joint.
__________________________________________________________________________
3cii
__________________________________________________________________________
1 mark
maximum 4 marks
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lead
(g)
bronze
solder
62
tin
(g)
copper
(g)
zinc
(g)
95
stainless
steel
(a)
4a
iron
(g)
99
chromium
(g)
nickel
(g)
20
10
38
steel
brass
carbon
(g)
70
67
33
1 mark
(b)
4b
1 mark
(c)
Another alloy called nichrome contains only the elements chromium and nickel.
100 g of nichrome contains 20 g of chromium.
How much nickel does it contain?
4c
________ g
1 mark
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1 mark
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1 mark
maximum 5 marks
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green ink
blue ink
purple ink
ink from her felt-tip pen.
red
dark blue
dark blue
yellow
water
pink
pale blue
pale blue
blue
ink
purple
ink
ink from
felt-tip pen
(i) Which colours were present in the ink from the felt-tip pen?
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1 mark
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1 mark
(iii) Susie placed the spots of ink on a line on the chromatography paper
as shown in the diagram.
To draw the line, Susie had to choose a felt-tip pen or a pencil.
Which one should she use?
_________________________________
Give the reason for your answer.
__________________________________________________________________________
5aiii
__________________________________________________________________________
1 mark
(b)
_________________________________________________________________
1 mark
maximum 4 marks
Total
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Two pupils were given a sample of biological washing powder and a sample
of non-biological washing powder.
They investigated how the two powders compare in removing egg-stains
from cloth.
6a
_________________________________________________________________
1 mark
6b
(b)
1 mark
6b
2. ____________________________________________________________
1 mark
(c)
What should they observe to compare the two types of washing powder?
_________________________________________________________________
6c
_________________________________________________________________
1 mark
maximum 4 marks
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observation
explanation
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
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The drawings show the mass and weight of four objects on different planets.
Earth
4 kg
40 N
(a)
8a
Mars
Jupiter
6 kg
2 kg
24 N
50 N
Venus
4 kg
36 N
On which of the four planets is the object with the largest mass?
_________________________________
1 mark
(b)
How can you tell, from the drawings, that gravity is greater on
Earth than on Venus?
_________________________________________________________________
8b
_________________________________________________________________
1 mark
(c)
8c
1 mark
1 mark
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Venus
110
0.6
Earth
150
1.0
Mars
230
Jupiter
780
12.0
Saturn
1400
30.0
__________________________________________________________________________
1 mark
(ii) Use information in the table to estimate the time for Mars to orbit
the Sun.
8dii
________ Earth-years
1 mark
(e)
The diagram below shows the path of a comet around the Sun.
On the path of the comet below, place a letter X to show the
position where the comet is travelling the fastest.
path of
comet
Sun
8e
comet
not to scale
1 mark
maximum 7 marks
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direction of flight
C
(a)
9a
_______
1 mark
(b)
9bi
(i) When the plane is flying at a constant height, which two forces must
be balanced?
Give the letters.
________ and ________
1 mark
(ii) When the plane is flying at a constant speed in the direction shown,
which two forces must be balanced?
Give the letters.
9bii
1 mark
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(i) Just before take-off, the plane is speeding up along the ground.
Which statement is true?
Tick the correct box.
Force B is zero.
9ci
1 mark
(ii) Which statement is true about the plane just as it leaves the ground?
Tick the correct box.
Force C is zero.
9cii
1 mark
maximum 5 marks
Total
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female reproductive
system
ciliated cell
not to scale
_________________________________
1 mark
__________________________________________________________________________
1 mark
(b)
stage 1
stage 2
stage 4
stage 3
not to scale
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foetus ____________________________
1 mark
(ii) Into which part of the womans reproductive system is the embryo
implanted?
10bii
_________________________________
1 mark
(c)
(i) Explain why a child can look like both parents but is not identical to
either of the parents.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
10ci
1 mark
10ci
__________________________________________________________________________
1 mark
(ii) In the table below, tick one box by each human characteristic to show
whether it is:
l
l
inherited only
inherited and affected by environmental conditions.
human
characteristic
inherited only
eye colour
skin colour
weight
10cii
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1 mark
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(a)
Write a plan for an investigation you could carry out in the school
laboratory to test Amenas idea.
Assume you have access to all the usual laboratory equipment.
In your plan you must write:
l
l
l
the one factor you would change as you carry out your investigation
(the independent variable)
the effect you would observe or measure as you carry out your
investigation (the dependent variable)
one factor you would keep the same to help make your test fair.
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
11a
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
1 mark
11a
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1 mark
_________________________________________________________________
11a
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1 mark
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In the box below, draw and label a table that you could use to record
your results.
11b
1 mark
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spotting tile
copper
iron
magnesium
zinc
Will a reaction take place when each of the metals is added to each of
the solutions?
Use the reactivity series below to help you.
most reactive
least reactive
calcium
magnesium
aluminium
zinc
iron
lead
copper
metal
salt solution
12a
copper
iron
1 mark
calcium nitrate
12a
copper nitrate
1 mark
12a
iron nitrate
1 mark
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magnesium
zinc
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pair of chemicals
result
no reaction
12b
1 mark
maximum 5 marks
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13. The shuttle is a spacecraft which is used to take satellites into space.
The drawing below shows the shuttle just about to take off.
fuel tank
shuttle
(a)
The shuttle has a separate fuel tank containing liquid hydrogen and
liquid oxygen.
Explain why hydrogen and oxygen are transported as liquids rather
than as gases.
_________________________________________________________________
13a
_________________________________________________________________
1 mark
(b)
13b
_________________________________________________________________
1 mark
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The graph below shows how the upward force and the weight of the shuttle,
including fuel, change during the first 20 seconds, after the fuel is ignited.
30
25
key
20
upward force
on the shuttle
force
(millions 15
of N)
total weight
of the shuttle
and fuel
10
5
0
0
10
15
20
time (seconds)
Why does the total weight of the shuttle decrease during the first 20 seconds?
_________________________________________________________________
13c
_________________________________________________________________
1 mark
(d)
________ millions of N
1 mark
________ millions of N
1 mark
(iii) Use the graph to explain why the shuttle cannot take off before 10 seconds.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
maximum 6 marks
13diii
1 mark
Total
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14. Six groups of pupils burned magnesium in air. The magnesium reacted with
oxygen to form magnesium oxide.
They recorded the mass of magnesium used and the mass of magnesium oxide
formed. Their results are shown in the table.
group
(a)
3.2
5.2
3.8
6.5
4.2
7.0
4.9
8.6
5.4
8.0
6.1
10.7
l
l
14a
1 mark
14a
1 mark
14a
1 mark
14a
1 mark
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__________
1 mark
(ii) How should the class deal with this odd result?
__________________________________________________________________________
14bii
__________________________________________________________________________
1 mark
(c)
Use the graph to predict the mass of magnesium oxide that will be
formed by burning 7.0 g of magnesium.
14c
________ g
1 mark
(d)
The results show the relationship between the mass of magnesium and
the mass of magnesium oxide formed.
What conclusion could you draw about this relationship?
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
14d
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1 mark
maximum 8 marks
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